Cigarette paper holder



May 28,- 1940. vR. D. R. scULL 2,202,322

l CIGARETTE PAPER HOLDER Filed May 20,1958

f INVENTOR WITNESS/ ATTORNEYS Patented May 28, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

The invention relates rto a cigarette paper holder,

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a holder of this character,` wherein interfolded cigarette papers can be conveniently packaged and held so that such papers can be singly extracted from the package for the making of a cigarette.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a holder of this character, wherein packaged cigarette papers can be conveniently carried so as to be handy for use whereby single papers may be readily acquired for the rolling of a cigarette supplied from a tobacco box with which the packaged paper is associated.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a holder of this character, wherein the same packages cigarette papers so that the same will be readily accessible for the single acquiring thereof and said holder can be readily and easily attached to a tobacco can or the like or to a tobacco bag, either upon the lid or cover of such can or to the side of the bag and thus be handy for the servicing of cigarette papers to be utilized for the rolling of tobacco into cigarette form.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a holder of this character, wherein cigarette papers are readily accessible for the use thereof in the rolling of tobacco into cigarette form, being compact and handy for use with tobacco cans or the like or bags or sacks of tobacco.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a holder of this character, which is simple in its construction, thoroughly reliable and efficient in operation, readily and easily placeable with a tobacco can, bag, sack or the like, assuring the single delivery of cigarette papers, compact, retaining the papers smooth and interfolded with each other and inexpensive to manufacture and install.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, which discloses the preferred embodiment of the invention and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of a tobacco can showing its lid or cover in open position with the cigarette paper holder constructed in accordance with the invention associated with said lid or cover.

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional View taken on the line 2--2 of Figure 1.

(Gl. 20G-57) Figure 3 is a perspective view of a group or stack of interfolded cigarette papers, the outermost thereof being partially unfolded for release from the stack or group.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the wrapper for the stack or groupv of interfolded cigarette papers, these being removed.

Figure 5 is a bottom plan. view of said wrapper.

Figure 6 is an end elevation of the interfolded cigarette papers, these being partially unfolded with relation to each other for disclosing the interfolded relationship ofthe same.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawing. y y

Reference to the drawing in detail, A designates generally a tobacco box or can which is of the standard or usual shape and includes a metal body I0. At its open or mouth end II is arranged a swingable lid or closure top I2 which is adapted4 to be swung to opening or closing positions. This lid` I2 is Vequipped or provided with pivot eyes I3 as usual while the body II) of the can is formed vwith a pintle sleeve I4, these accommodating a pivot or pintle `I5 for the swingable mounting of the lid I2 on the body I 0 of the box or can A.

Adapted to be carried by the lid I2 is the cigarette paper holder constituting the present invention and includes a sheet-like wrapper I5 made from brous material such as relatively stiif paper folded on itself as at I6 to provide opposed spacedparallel overhanging flaps I'I with respect to a group or stack of Ainterfolded cigarette papers I8, these being enveloped in the wrapper I5, asis clearly shown in Figures 1 and 2 of the drawing. The uppermost interfolded cigarette paperv I8 of the stack or group'has the edge portion uppermost to the next interfolded paper extended outwardly from'between the ilaps I'I of the wrapper I5 so that this uppermost interfolded paper I8 can be readily grasped outside of the wrapper I5 for extracting such paper from the latter and from interfolded relationship to the next adjacent paper of the stack or group and at the same time the extracting of this paper I8 pulls the uppermost edge of the next underlying paper outwardly between v the flaps I'I of the wrapper I5 so that single successive extraction of the papers of the group or stack from within the Wrapper I5 can be successfully accomplished.

Carried about the under or lowermost side of the Wrapper I5, its folds I6 and partially over the flaps I1 is a bendable vstrip-like clip I9 holding the said Wrapper in a fixed folded condition, the clip I9 being made from metal, while on the outermost space of the under or lower side of the wrapper I5, preferably at opposite sides of the clip i9, are spots of adhesive substance 20 so that the said wrapper l5 can be fastened to the lid i2 at the inner side thereof or to the sides of a bag, sack or the like to be in xed association therewith.

In Figure 1 of the drawing the holder is fastened Within the lid i2 in the manner as shown and when this lid is* in open position ready access can be had to the holder for the single extraction of a cigarette paper E8 from the Wrapper l5 caru rying the group or stack of interfolded papers. Thus the paper removed from the holder can be utilized for the rolling of tobacco into cigarette form in the usual well-known manner.

If the clip i9 be of such length as to make it possible for it to frictionally engage the sides of the ordinary tobacco box lid, the adhesive areas may be omitted, since the clip can be relied upon to retain the holder in the lid. When thus employed, it performsl the double function of securing the holder and retaining it in the box lid.

What is claimed is:

A cigarette paper holder comprising a single sheet of fibrous material folded on itself to provide a Wrapper having inwardly extended flanges forming an opening therebetween efecting an outlet from the Wrapper, and a narrow clip made from a single length of strip metal trained eX- teriorly of the Wrapper intermediate of the ends thereof about the under side of the said wrapper and turned over the anges to overlie the same for a distance considerably removed from the opening between said flanges'.

R. D'. RUSSELL SCULL. 

